Curtain fixture



. mv' To'R ATTORNEY Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE DANIEL HOYT, OF EAST ORANGE; NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR T NATIONAL LOCK VJ ASHER COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY CURTAIN FIXTURE Application filed December 8, 1928.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in curtain fixtures, ordinarily used in cars, or the like, where the curtain is held at the bottom by the fixture against the tension of a spring curtain roller, which is constantly tending to wind the curtain up, and which may be manipulated to raise or lower the curtain to any desired height.

Heretofore, curtains of the type herein considered have been objectionable in that means for holding such curtains in adjusted positions would not equally engage holding devices usually provided at the sides of the window frame. Consequently, one side of the curtain would be tightly held against movement while the other-side of the curtain would be free to rattle in a groove in the side of the window frame.

It is therefore, an object of this invention to provide a curtain fixture provided with holding means whereby the pressure will be automatically equalized at both sides of the curtain, thus preventing rattling.

This and other objects are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, constituting a material part of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a window frame having a curtain attached thereto in which the invention is embodied.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, showing in dotted lines the position of one of the holding lugs.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 1, showing in dotted lines the relative position of the other holding lug.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view showing one end of the holding fixture used in a curtain.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view showing the right end of a curtain fixture mounted on one window frame and the left end of a curtain fixture mounted upon an adjacent window frame.

Figure 6 is an enlarged View showing Serial No. 324,715.

more in detail the position assumed by the holding lugdisclosed in Figure 2 at the time of engaging a notch.

Figure 7 is an enlarged view showing more in detail the position assumed by the holding lug disclosed in Figure 3 at the time of engaging a notch.

Referring to the drawing, car posts 6, formingthe sides of the window frame, have fixed to the upper ends supports 7 for the springroller 8 of a curtain 9. Attached to the inner sides of the posts 6 are members 10 having a plurality of holding notches 11 formed therein, Metallic wearing strips 12 are fixed to said members and notched to conform with the notches 11. Adjacent the member 10 and spaced therefrom to form a roove 13 is a bar 14 which is also attac ed to the car posts 6. V

The curtain 9 ispreferably made of artificial leatherv the bottom of which is turned up to form a pocket 15 to accommodate my novel curtain fixture, which is positioned therein. r

This curtain fixture consists of a tube 16 which extends the entire width of the curtain 9, and is adapted to be inserted in the pocket 15 formed of the curtain material, this pocket 15 being ofa size su'ilicient to enable the tube to be freely turned therein. At each end of the tube are secured fixture heads which consists of a shank 17 adapted to be rigidly secured within the end of the tube by means of screws 18 or other suitable expedients. At the outer end of the shank 17 and integral therewith is formed a circular plate or disc 19 of larger diameter than the tube, the shank 17 being centrally positioned relatively to the disc 19. Thedisc 19 carries at its outer circumference a holding lug 20 extending outwardly parallel to the tube.

The shank and structure of the heads at each end of the tube is identical, but they are secured to the tube so that the holding lug 20 at the right end of the tube will be offset 90 from the holding lug 21 at the left end of the tube. For the purpose of adjusting. the length of the fixture extra screw holes 22 are provided in the shanks 17.

To operate the curtain the tab 23" is grasped to draw the curtain down sufficiently to free the lugs 20 and 21 from their adjacent holding notches 11. The curtain roller is then allowed t'o draw the curtain up to any desired height when the tab is drawn inwardly and the lugs 20 and 21 enter the notches on each side of the window frame to hold the curtain firmly against the tension of the roller and thus prevent rattling of the curtain during the most severe jolting of the car or bus upon which it may be mounted.

In raising. or lowering a curtain, it should be noted that the hand will invariably draw the curtain slightly to one side or the other, in which case, only one of the holding lugs will bear on the notches in the members 10, but the pull of the roller acting upon the eccentric lugs 2-0 and 21 will cause the whole fixture to rock so that the pull will be equalized on both holding lugs.

If the right hand holding lug bears. on a notch, the pull of the curtain spring will cause the right hand lug to roll downward which in turn will rotate the fixture to cause the left hand lug to roll upward until the pressure upon both lugs is equalized. Were it not for this adjustment, the right hand lug would do all of the holding, while the left hand lug would be loose in the holding notch and cause that end of the fixture to rattle.

constructed including many modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as patentable and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A curtain fixture consisting of a bar, holding lugs at each end of the bar, said lugs being eccentric to the bar and secured to the bar in ofi'set relation to each other.

2. A curtain fixture comprising a bar having lugs at its ends offset from its axis, said lugs being in parallel lines.

An adjustable curtain fixture adapted to be used oncar windows,- said fixture Deceniber,1928. c m

.- DANIEL HOYT. 

